The Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, is gearing up for a fourth term in office after winning a thundering 99.15% of the vote in an election
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Thousands of children swept up in El Salvador mass arrests, rights body says
About 3,000 children – including some as young as 12 – have been swept up in El Salvador’s mass detentions since President Nayib Bukele began
Kidnappings soar in central Africa’s ‘triangle of death’
Tired of waiting for the authorities to come to their aid, young men in the Mayo-Kebbi Ouest region of south-west Chad are banding into vigilante
MPs in the Gambia vote to uphold ban on female genital mutilation
MPs in the Gambia voted on Monday to retain a law outlawing female genital mutilation (FGM), sparking joy and relief among campaigners. Thirty-four out of
Kenyan police say suspected serial killer has confessed to murdering 42 women
Kenyan police say they have arrested a suspected serial killer who has confessed to murdering 42 women including his wife and dumping their dismembered bodies
Union’s response to allegations ‘falls short’, minister says – as it happened
the allegations against the union. The head of the ACTU also said there was no place whatsoever for criminal behaviour in unions, and the CFMEU
Paul Kagame expected to be re-elected president as Rwanda goes to polls
People in Rwanda are going to the polls for elections in which Paul Kagame is widely expected to extend his rule of the central African
China’s economy growing slower than expected as leaders meet for third plenum
China’s economy slowed more than expected in the June quarter, increasing the likelihood that a gathering of top officials in Beijing this week will unveil
War has prevented 15m children being immunised against diseases, UN warns
Conflicts have hampered efforts to vaccinate children across the world, health leaders have warned, as new figures showed about 14.5 million children had not received
Kenyan police find more female body parts at Nairobi garbage dump
Kenyan police said that they had found more bags filled with dismembered female body parts on Saturday, the latest macabre discovery at a rubbish dump